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“The Ward Pt I”
So here we go, with an IV pole between by legs, a porter pushing and Jenn packing all my personal belongings, we headed up to the ward. This is the place I would be staying until my discharge, so you… Continue reading
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UP and Down in ICU
It has taken me a while to get back to the blog, I have just not felt the urge to write anything and only now, 10 days after surgery, starting to feel human again. So I thought I would give… Continue reading
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D Day – Surgery Day
Could me my last post for a bit, plan to post as soon as I can post op, I am doubt they will let me post from ICU, but will try. Jenn’s perspective I can’t believe I’m writing this the… Continue reading
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D Minus 3 – The Nitty Gritty
So today is the nitty gritty of the procedure, the Mazankowski, the hospital I will be in, has an amazing resource on what to expect before, during and the all important after. This post will not be for the squeamish,… Continue reading
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D Minus 1 – Pre Clinic
So today was all about the pre-clinic, a time to meet lots of people and lots of new information to take in. We arrived a little early and struggled to find the place we needed to go, but eventually found… Continue reading
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D Minus 2 – Travel Day
So today was my last day at work as well as a travel day to Edmonton, we where able to leave a little early and managed to get to the AirBnB a little earlier as well even going via the… Continue reading
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D minus 4 – Up Your Nose
So today I started a regime of ointment up my nose today, something I was prescribed when I got my surgery date, the ointment is called Tara-Mupirocin and upon doing some research found it is to protect against getting a… Continue reading
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D Minus 5 – Huh!!
So how did all this surgery business come about? Well grab a cup of tea and a biscuit and I shall begin. Ok I don’t know… I have to believe that it was just a combination of bad eating for… Continue reading
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D Minus 6
Heart bypass surgery and how the heck did I get here. Continue reading
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January 04, 2018 3:32 PM
Rathtrevor Beach Provincal Park | 4°C Parksville Coombs market was closed, after a 2 hour drive, so we came to the beach. So want to live out here, just don’t ever see it happening. Powered by Journey Diary. Continue reading
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Day 19 – Final Day in India
We had a great sleep-in then headed straight to the apparently world-famous breakfast buffet. Derek had read about it before, but I had no idea what to expect. It was nothing like anything I’d ever seen before. There was every… Continue reading
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Day 18 – Luxury Lad… Luxury
Before heading back to Delhi, we had a big bucket list item to scratch off the list while in Kathmandu. We had a flight to see Mount Everest. The flight left at 7 am. One flight left before ours and… Continue reading
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